View from Sugar Loaf

Famous Rio de Janiero, Brasil

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May 3rd 2009
There is a reason Rio de Janerio is famous! It is a sprawling city of over 6 million people built amist patches of jungle and lush mountains filled with monkeys and tropical birds. It has world class beaches, Copacabana and Impanema, magnificent views from both Sugar Loaf Mountain and Cristo Redeemer and a raw, none stop night life where anything can and does happen! The beaches in Rio ar ... read more

South America » Brazil » Rio de Janeiro » Rio de Janeiro

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more